Last Updated on March 16, 2023 11:17 am
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
836 AM EDT Thu Mar 16 2023
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Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Dobson, Danbury,
Eden, Yanceyville, Boone, Wilkesboro, and Yadkinville
836 AM EDT Thu Mar 16 2023
…INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY…
The combination of low humidity and gusty southwest winds will
lead to drier conditions today, while temperatures warm into the
mid 50s to lower 60s. Humidity levels in the afternoon bottom out
in the upper 20s. This will aid in drying fuels and increasing
fire danger.
Residents in these areas are encouraged to postpone burning and
to properly extinguish all smoking materials. Many destructive
wildfires each year are started due to improperly discarded
smoking materials.
